Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients in Bangladesh
From: Health system delay in treatment of multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients in Bangladesh
Variables | Rapid tests (n = 207) |
|---|---|
n (%) | |
Gender | Â |
 Male | 138 (66.7) |
 Female | 69 (33.3) |
Education | Â |
 None | 53 (22.0) |
 Secondary and below | 169 (70.1) |
 Higher secondary and above | 19 (7.9) |
Provider visited for first consultation | Â |
 DOTS | 91 (45.4) |
 Private | 89 (43.8) |
 Informal | 22 (10.8) |
Residence status | Â |
 Rural | 102 (49.3) |
 Urban | 105 (50.7) |
Occupation | Â |
 None | 8 (3.9) |
 Service | 66 (31.9) |
 Farmer | 16 (7.7) |
 Student | 5 (2.4) |
 Homemaker | 39 (18.8) |
 Factory worker | 16 (7.7) |
 Business | 36 (17.4) |
 Self employed | 12 (5.8) |
 Transport worker | 9 (4.4) |
Smoking status | Â |
 Smoker | 103 (49.8) |
 Non- smoker | 104 (50.2) |
Type of TB patient | Â |
 New | 5 (2.4) |
 Previously treated | 202 (97.6) |
Treatment outcome of previously treated patients | Â |
 Cured | 16 (7.9) |
 Completed | 37 (18.3) |
 Default from treatment | 5 (2.5) |
 Treatment failure | 119 (58.9) |
 No record available | 25 (12.4) |
Age (mean ± SD) | 34 ± 12.0 |
Income (mean ± SD) | 13664.3 ± 11521.7 |